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of using tactics like the politics of envy that boehner said were, quote, almost un-american. now, if you're longing for some harmony, we'll have that, too. congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be here, one of the last things she does as a member before giving up her seat, recovering from that assassination attempt last year. and also an open seat left by a a member of congress who suffered a stroke. he holds the seat president obama once had. >> we'll be seeing you tonight as part of our coverage. in his studio in washington as moderator of "meet the press" david gregory. and david, while there have been state of the union addresses with greater interest going in, it's still a fraught period of time and it's still one heck of a big platform for the president. it's a huge platform. i talked to a senior campaign adviser who said look, you don't pass up this opportunity to lay out what is effectively a philosophical campaign blueprint for a huge audience tonight. he's going to use that. so yeah, the stage is set. but i talk to republicans today who say they're not expecting ver
of using tactics like the politics of envy that boehner said were, quote, almost un-american. now, if you're longing for some harmony, we'll have that, too. congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be here, one of the last things she does as a member before giving up her seat, recovering from that assassination attempt last year. and also an open seat left by a a member of congress who suffered a stroke. he holds the seat president obama once had. >> we'll be seeing you tonight as part of...
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john boehner did not get that message. has boehner failed the tea party? >> the main message that's going across the internet today among members of the tea party, they are outraged about this $105 billion that was deceptively put into -- >> congresswoman, you made your point. i'm asking you a direct question here about whether you think, as head of the tea party caucus, whether boehner has failed to live up to the tea party's expectations. >> i think what we are trying to do as republicans in the house is look for every place we possibly can to cut spending. we have identified $100 billion in cuts off of the president's proposed budget. $60 billion if you compare it to the 2010 budget. so we have done our part to look for cuts. but we can't -- we can't end there. we have to also demand that we claw back the $105 billion that was deceptively already appropriated by president obama. >> the speaker has said that it would be irresponsible not to raise the debt limits, as will be called for soon. will you agree with him on that and do that? >> i am not in favo
john boehner did not get that message. has boehner failed the tea party? >> the main message that's going across the internet today among members of the tea party, they are outraged about this $105 billion that was deceptively put into -- >> congresswoman, you made your point. i'm asking you a direct question here about whether you think, as head of the tea party caucus, whether boehner has failed to live up to the tea party's expectations. >> i think what we are trying to do...
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i think you heard john boehner say that already. we've had votes in the senate where we've actually gotten rid of tax credits. i think that's a given. and i think the vast majority of americans agree with that. the question is how do you do that and how do you allow taxes to rise at the same time you fix the real problem? and the real problem is uncontrolled entitlement spending and a government that has grown massively. not just under this administration, under republican administration. >> let me turn to senator schumer on this point. >> so you have to approach both sides of it. >> let me turn to senator schumer. i'm going to ask you the same question. if the mandate is compromised, what do democrats have to be prepared to accept as a painful outcome in order to achieve compromise? >> well, i agree with you, the mandate is compromise. that's why we have a divided house and senate. and i think if the house stands for anything it's cut government spending, as tom coburn said, and i think we're going to have to do more of it. we hear
i think you heard john boehner say that already. we've had votes in the senate where we've actually gotten rid of tax credits. i think that's a given. and i think the vast majority of americans agree with that. the question is how do you do that and how do you allow taxes to rise at the same time you fix the real problem? and the real problem is uncontrolled entitlement spending and a government that has grown massively. not just under this administration, under republican administration....
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should john boehner expect a full-blown mutiny. is eric cantor the number two house republican leading the tea party against their own speaker? finally, family business. michele bachmann's number one in iowa but her family business about become her number one problem. it works to confer gays to straights. will that strike voters as sensible? will it sell on the stump, even among conservatives? hi, i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. with us today, "new york" magazine john heilemann, cnn's gloria borger, nbc's kelly o'donnell and "time" magazine's joe klein. first up, narrative has been about trying for a big debt reduction deal this year but the political consequences for barack obama and g.o.p. nominee next year are the real story here. if there's no grand deal what are the 2012 consequences? for the president, there are some 2012 upsides perhaps even without a big deal. for one, he claimed the higher ground through all of these debates. for looking more reasonable and he also championed the middle class because he proposed m
should john boehner expect a full-blown mutiny. is eric cantor the number two house republican leading the tea party against their own speaker? finally, family business. michele bachmann's number one in iowa but her family business about become her number one problem. it works to confer gays to straights. will that strike voters as sensible? will it sell on the stump, even among conservatives? hi, i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. with us today, "new york" magazine john...
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a pleasure to be with you this morning. >> so you heard speaker boehner. my question to you is, under what circumstances would you support an extension of the payroll tax cut through 2012? >> well, i didn't support it a year ago when it was first proposed. and the reason why i didn't is because it -- it denied $111 billion to the social security trust fund. i didn't think that that was a good thing to do last year. i don't think it's a good thing to do this year. and remember, the reason why president obama proposed it in the first place was to create jobs. there isn't one shred of evidence that that created jobs. so it defeated its purpose, plus it put senior citizens at risk by denying the $111 billion to the social security trust fund. all it's doing is adding to the debt. >> the actuary for social security takes issue with that in terms of accelerating insolvency for social security. and, you know, last summer, during the debt fight, you made the point on this program, that the debt ceiling should not be extended, in your view, because the american peo
a pleasure to be with you this morning. >> so you heard speaker boehner. my question to you is, under what circumstances would you support an extension of the payroll tax cut through 2012? >> well, i didn't support it a year ago when it was first proposed. and the reason why i didn't is because it -- it denied $111 billion to the social security trust fund. i didn't think that that was a good thing to do last year. i don't think it's a good thing to do this year. and remember, the...
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phone calls were exchanged and then tonight the house speaker john boehner said, quote, we reached a deal. now the questions -- for how long? what does this mean? and how did they get there? nbc's kelly o'donnell has been covering it the whole way for us on capitol hill. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. well, they heard the frustration of the people they represent and fed-up conservatives who were seeing real political damage being done. so house republicans found a way to make a deal and still be able to claim they got something, too. we have learned that it's never really over until the voting but it sure looks like this storm has passed. the fight is over. this evening, speaker john boehner, bruised politically all week by the stalemate, announced a deal. >> we will ask the house and senate to approve this by unanimous consent before christmas. middle class families and small businesses are struggling and they are making sacrifices. and i think this agreement will help our economy. >> reporter: this means 160 million american workers will keep the payroll tax
phone calls were exchanged and then tonight the house speaker john boehner said, quote, we reached a deal. now the questions -- for how long? what does this mean? and how did they get there? nbc's kelly o'donnell has been covering it the whole way for us on capitol hill. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. well, they heard the frustration of the people they represent and fed-up conservatives who were seeing real political damage being done. so house republicans found a...
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chris: will paul ryan join john boehner, the speaker, in trying to work out a deal? or he will be a rejectionist and set up the big rebel flag and say i'm going to be the die-hard? >> no one knows the answer to that question. that is yet to be seen. paul ryan is in a terrible situation. he can choose to do the right thing or he can decide, you know, he's obviously running for president in 2016, or he can decide to be the holdout and to be the rejectionist. president obama is lucky to have john boehner on the other side that have table because john bainer is not a crazy person. and he can work a deal. right now he simply does not have the votes. but -- again, the president does have to lead here. he has to bring something to the table. he has to be willing to give some that so that john boehner can bring his people to the table, too. but he can deliver. 's been mischaracterized i think. it's convenient for the white house to say, oh, boehner can't get his people behind him. boehner always gets his people behind him but the president has to bring something forward. chr
chris: will paul ryan join john boehner, the speaker, in trying to work out a deal? or he will be a rejectionist and set up the big rebel flag and say i'm going to be the die-hard? >> no one knows the answer to that question. that is yet to be seen. paul ryan is in a terrible situation. he can choose to do the right thing or he can decide, you know, he's obviously running for president in 2016, or he can decide to be the holdout and to be the rejectionist. president obama is lucky to have...
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but today john boehner said house republicans are not on board. washington's holiday truth fell apart quickly. your paycheck could get smaller and unemployment benefits could run dry for many out of work a long time. after house speaker john boehner said this on "meet the press." >> how can you do tax policy for two months? >> reporter: boehner surprised washington today when he flat out rejected the senate's bipartisan solution that the president praised with relief on saturday. >> congress has finally agreed to extend this middle class tax cut into next year. >> reporter: it was an imperfect deal, hammered out with 89 senators from both parties, who agreed to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits for just two months. instead of the one year many expected. >> it is pretty clear that i and our members oppose the senate bill. >> reporter: boehner insists senators come back to washington and keep at it until a full year extension is reached. >> i believe that two months is -- two months is kicking the can down the road. >> reporter: d
but today john boehner said house republicans are not on board. washington's holiday truth fell apart quickly. your paycheck could get smaller and unemployment benefits could run dry for many out of work a long time. after house speaker john boehner said this on "meet the press." >> how can you do tax policy for two months? >> reporter: boehner surprised washington today when he flat out rejected the senate's bipartisan solution that the president praised with relief on...
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mitt romney has complicated the life of speaker boehner who wants to suppress that bill. 179 members have signed a discharge. chris: a trade war? >> the big question of the week, if it's mitt romney versus barack obama next year, will romney's mormon faith significantly hurt him in november. be right back. [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ and you're always guaranteed the lowest prices online. so don't wait... try, compare and buy at verizonfios.com today. because there's never been a better time to build the perfect fios bundle. chris: welcome back. this week's big question, if mitt romney is the republican running against barack obama next year, will his mormon religion cost him states in november? joe. >> only if there is an evangelical or libertarian third party that comes as a result of the fact that they really do believe mormonism is a cult. >> it will be a question whether enough evangelicalses or baptists stay home in some southern
mitt romney has complicated the life of speaker boehner who wants to suppress that bill. 179 members have signed a discharge. chris: a trade war? >> the big question of the week, if it's mitt romney versus barack obama next year, will romney's mormon faith significantly hurt him in november. be right back. [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ and...
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first speaker boehner brought in while senators were away. president obama phoned boehner and had his own photo on taking a holiday shopping trip to the pet store, buying gifts for his daughter who are in hawaii while he's in d.c. aides say they told boehner they must have the two-month extension first and then can work on a one-year deal. the wall street journal surprised everyone with tough words saying they have blown this, calling it a fiasco. brian? >>> the justice department announced today it has settled lending discrimination charges against the defunct mortgage lender countrywide which steered black and hispanic borrowers into subprime loans even when they qualified for prime mortgages. then they charged higher fees and rates to more than 200,000 minority borrowers. bank of america which took over countrywide in 2008 will now pay $335 million in a settlement. the largest ever for a case like this. >>> on the campaign trail today, ron paul is your leader in iowa with 13 days to go before the caucuses. analysts say his strong organizat
first speaker boehner brought in while senators were away. president obama phoned boehner and had his own photo on taking a holiday shopping trip to the pet store, buying gifts for his daughter who are in hawaii while he's in d.c. aides say they told boehner they must have the two-month extension first and then can work on a one-year deal. the wall street journal surprised everyone with tough words saying they have blown this, calling it a fiasco. brian? >>> the justice department...
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you can see huntsman really embraces the boehner plan. in some ways, it's going to reinforce this narrative for them that obama can't handle the economy. again, they'll say he is a nice guy, but not prepared to lead and he didn't live up to what people said. >> chris, the rein party isn't going to have a choice about whether to embrace or not. the tea party is going to decide whether they want to be part of the republican party or go their own way. chris: have their own candidate. >> exactly. whoever the republican nominee is going to have have a sister psychological moment -- soldier with the right. chris: will the democratic presidential candidate who will be president obama, will he be able to support any kind of spending program between now and the election meaning anything like a jobs program, a real shovel-ready jobs program, something that really gets people back to work or is he timeyed -- stymied by the detective talk? >> it will be something that he talks about in terms of investments. chris: will he have the nerve to be a progr
you can see huntsman really embraces the boehner plan. in some ways, it's going to reinforce this narrative for them that obama can't handle the economy. again, they'll say he is a nice guy, but not prepared to lead and he didn't live up to what people said. >> chris, the rein party isn't going to have a choice about whether to embrace or not. the tea party is going to decide whether they want to be part of the republican party or go their own way. chris: have their own candidate....
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you have john boehner telling nervous house republicans, stay on offense, too. >> they're not trying to have an adult conversation. what the republicans are trying to do is stick the $700 billion "cut" which is the same thing they have in their own budget but worked in 2010 to some extent. by the way, the obama campaign had to put on what was essentially a defensive ad in new hampshire about it. >> both of these guys are trying to turn these political vulnerabilities into assets. obama's doing the same thing with obama care. he started this week now talking about the healthcare, yeah, the republicans have called it obama care forever and now he's embracing that. it's obama care because i care. it's so interesting. >> i don't think either side really necessarily wanted to have this debate in this way. >> but here we are, one weekend and it's medicare, medicare, medicare. i don't want talk about -- one weekend, is paul ryan a help or not, historically v.p. nominees lift the apart's ticket by four points but i think the bump issue is gone these days, according to gallup. romney only gai
you have john boehner telling nervous house republicans, stay on offense, too. >> they're not trying to have an adult conversation. what the republicans are trying to do is stick the $700 billion "cut" which is the same thing they have in their own budget but worked in 2010 to some extent. by the way, the obama campaign had to put on what was essentially a defensive ad in new hampshire about it. >> both of these guys are trying to turn these political vulnerabilities into...
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toughest job may be john boehner because he has a lot of resistance from the rank and file. >> john harwood, thank you. >>> former penn state coach joe paterno is in a pennsylvania hospital after falling and breaking his pelvis for the second time. paterno is not expected to need surgery. meantime, there are new questions tonight in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse case about what a key prosecution witness heard and saw. nbc's jay gray has our report. >> reporter: tonight, explosive new allegations in the penn state child sex abuse scandal, this time from the defense. >> it seems that all of these now young men are following a similar pattern. >> reporter: attorney joe amendola telling nbc news he's ex-moplo- exploring how and how often accusers may have been in contact with each other prior to charges being filed in the case. >> is it possible that all of them reacted the same way to the abuse by staying in touch with jerry and maintaining contact with him. i find it strange and what it smacks of is some kind of collusion. >> reporter: one attorney said, they're trying to raise any sort
toughest job may be john boehner because he has a lot of resistance from the rank and file. >> john harwood, thank you. >>> former penn state coach joe paterno is in a pennsylvania hospital after falling and breaking his pelvis for the second time. paterno is not expected to need surgery. meantime, there are new questions tonight in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse case about what a key prosecution witness heard and saw. nbc's jay gray has our report. >> reporter:...
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mitt romney and house speaker john boehner will be at an event today, first public event they'll be at together since romney became the republican nominee. de delicate relationship, romney wants boehner's support but wants to distance himself a little bit from congress, whose approval rating is now down to 17%. how does he walk the line between the two? >> well, jenna, the right question because you're right, he wants the support of boehner, particularly in this state where he's got to drive out conservative votes, particularly the southern part of ohio. but the president's a big effort here is to combine romney's view of the economy and taxes and the budget deficit with an unpopular republican congress. and really marry the two of them and say this is just, you know, old line thinking. so that's where he does have to be important. the romney campaign is concerned about ohio for the reasons that peter laid out, the economy is doing better. the auto bailout has an impact, particularly in the northeastern part of the state. all of that can help them run a pretty effective campaign in the
mitt romney and house speaker john boehner will be at an event today, first public event they'll be at together since romney became the republican nominee. de delicate relationship, romney wants boehner's support but wants to distance himself a little bit from congress, whose approval rating is now down to 17%. how does he walk the line between the two? >> well, jenna, the right question because you're right, he wants the support of boehner, particularly in this state where he's got to...
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. >> the -- he tells woodward boehner would have had a deal the he'd had the backing of his party. he said whereon would cut a deal with me, but he can't. >> obama said if wins the election, mitch mcconnel will change from the party of no, to a party of maybe. chris: some see parallels between this year and 2004 when bush 43 was anoer president who excited strong opposition from the other side. there are plenty of unlikely parallels between bush's opponent john kerry and mitt romney. they love to ridicule each other. here was john kerry the other night. >> mr. romney, here's a little advice. before you debate barack obama on foreign policy, you better finish the the bait with yourself. chris: here's was romney doing the same to kerry back in 2004. >> the other day i heard that the junior senator from massachusetts is thinking about putting together a balanced ticket. and he wondered whether he could pick someone with views different than his own, he selected himself to do that. chris: a shared handicap is their money an of course northeastern elitism. listen to the pot here calling
. >> the -- he tells woodward boehner would have had a deal the he'd had the backing of his party. he said whereon would cut a deal with me, but he can't. >> obama said if wins the election, mitch mcconnel will change from the party of no, to a party of maybe. chris: some see parallels between this year and 2004 when bush 43 was anoer president who excited strong opposition from the other side. there are plenty of unlikely parallels between bush's opponent john kerry and mitt...
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this is what speaker boehner said this week in a memo to republicans about what happens when the supreme court acts. he said, no one knows what the court will decide. but if the court strikes down all or part of the president's health care law, there will be no spiking of the ball. republicans are focused on the economy, we will not celebrate at a time when millions of our fellow americans remain out of work. well, congressman, there's no question that republicans will make this a part of the fall choice. >> well, if they strike down the entire bill then some of the things that we all agreed on should be dealt with will be first and foremost. >> pre-existing conditions? >> pre-existing conditions. >> keeping young people on their parents until 26? >> well, an age to be determined, and a status to be determined. but absolutely. there will be a need, a bipartisan need for a group of us, particularly those on ways and means to get together and say, okay, what is it we can cobble together from what we do agree on with our democratic colleagues, and put back in. because, all along we said, re
this is what speaker boehner said this week in a memo to republicans about what happens when the supreme court acts. he said, no one knows what the court will decide. but if the court strikes down all or part of the president's health care law, there will be no spiking of the ball. republicans are focused on the economy, we will not celebrate at a time when millions of our fellow americans remain out of work. well, congressman, there's no question that republicans will make this a part of the...
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all eyes on john boehner,ow second in line to e presidency after joe biden. he teared up several times as he took the gael from former speak pa lowsy. >> god bless you, speaker boehner. >> porter: but the pomp and the tears and the cheers will fade. hard work is ahead. i'm steve hanlsman, nbc new capitol hill. >>> more changes on the horizon withrobert gibbs' announcement that he's leaving his post as whout white house press seretary. at a press conference yesrday, he began plans to work as an outside adviser for the president front line election campaign pep serve mmunications director during ama's 2008 presideial run and has be by the president's side sinceis senate days a repcement will be nam in the comingweeks before gibbs officially steps down next month. >>> the presidetial commission examining the causes of last summer's deadly gulf oil spill blames substantial management issues and waings there could be a repeat of the tragedy without significant reform. releasin a key chapter of its report the panel concludes better decisions by bp, ansocean and hal
all eyes on john boehner,ow second in line to e presidency after joe biden. he teared up several times as he took the gael from former speak pa lowsy. >> god bless you, speaker boehner. >> porter: but the pomp and the tears and the cheers will fade. hard work is ahead. i'm steve hanlsman, nbc new capitol hill. >>> more changes on the horizon withrobert gibbs' announcement that he's leaving his post as whout white house press seretary. at a press conference yesrday, he began...
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is it your view that speaker boehner and leader mcconnell doesn't speak for the republican party? >> let me put it this way. i have had the great honor of spending hours and hours and hours and you've covered any negotiating of the debt limit and other things with the leaders of the republican party. on several occasions they have been prepared to make some real compromise and have ended up calling back and saying, i can't do it. i can't get it done. has it solved every problem? no. i think that republican -- look, i'll give you the best example. republican leadership said extend the payroll tax. they couldn't get it done until the "wall street journal" came in and started beating up, i mean drum beats beating on the tea party types. that's the only way it could get done. in the past it would be the republican leadership would say, okay, here's the deal, guys. this is what we're doing. john boehner wasn't opposed to extending those taxes. how did it happen? i'm not criticizing john. john's in a situation where he has a group of people that old expression, this is the tail wagging
is it your view that speaker boehner and leader mcconnell doesn't speak for the republican party? >> let me put it this way. i have had the great honor of spending hours and hours and hours and you've covered any negotiating of the debt limit and other things with the leaders of the republican party. on several occasions they have been prepared to make some real compromise and have ended up calling back and saying, i can't do it. i can't get it done. has it solved every problem? no. i...
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. >> don't go home, speaker boehner. we're going to be here and you will be embarrassed before the american people if you do. >> reporter: today house republicans did make public their plan to extend the payroll tax cut that speaker boehner had touted thursday. >> i think this is a bipartisan proposal that the president ought to endorse. >> reporter: today the president was unmoved. >> any closer to a deal on the payroll tax cut today? >> merry christmas! >> reporter: another president, harry truman, gave this kind of washington gridlock a do-nothing nickname back in 1948. >> this republican do-nothing congress toward labor. >> reporter: history repeats and even outdoes itself. this congress's workload falls short. the house passed 326 bills. the senate, 368. the fewest since 1995. >> by any reasonable historical standards has been extremely unproductive. few days in session. few votes. few measures passed. >> reporter: senate republicans say democrats are responsible for the slow pace. >> president and the senate that w
. >> don't go home, speaker boehner. we're going to be here and you will be embarrassed before the american people if you do. >> reporter: today house republicans did make public their plan to extend the payroll tax cut that speaker boehner had touted thursday. >> i think this is a bipartisan proposal that the president ought to endorse. >> reporter: today the president was unmoved. >> any closer to a deal on the payroll tax cut today? >> merry christmas!...
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. >>> a program note, house speaker john boehner and gop presidential candidate michele bachmann will be among david gregory's guests tomorrow on "meet the press." >>> in egypt, today violent clashes have erupted in and around cairo's tahrir square one year since the start of the arab spring that has drastically reshaped the middle east. ayman mohyeldin. >> reporter: protests were broken up by protesters calling on it to step down and hand over power to a civilian government. the prime minister for his part came out and defended the military's actions saying they acted with self-restraint against the demonstrators. but new footage has emerged showing some very disturbing scenes of the military opening fire on the protesters and aggressively beating the demonstrators all in an attempt to prevent them from controlling tahrir square. this comes as health officials put the death toll at the two days of fighting at ten, more than 400 wounded. all of it highlighting the tension that exists between pro revolutionary groups and the military who says it will not hand over power to civilian gov
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speaker boehner said something, first lady famously rolled her eyes. abc news hired a lip-reading expert, and they decided boehner made a joke about "don't you wish you could step out and have a cigarette with me?" 'cause boehner just, you know, two at a time. [ laughter ] and we still don't know why she was rolling her eyes. >> jimmy: the last one needs no explanation, this gif, but you showed it, and i would like to show it here. check this out. >> yeah, this -- >> jimmy: look at the photo bomb! photo bomb! hey! photo bomb! >> i think he was just making sure she was in the right -- >> jimmy: of course. >> for her performance. >> jimmy: you're very good. that's right. our great brian williams. [ cheers and applause ] we love you so much. thank you. >> thank you, buddy. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: off to do your great work. max greenfield joins us after the break. stick around, everybody. ♪ [ male announcer ] oh, to suffer with dandruff that keeps coming back. women hate dandruff. but now, sad man, you're saved by an anti-dandruff shampoo. clea
speaker boehner said something, first lady famously rolled her eyes. abc news hired a lip-reading expert, and they decided boehner made a joke about "don't you wish you could step out and have a cigarette with me?" 'cause boehner just, you know, two at a time. [ laughter ] and we still don't know why she was rolling her eyes. >> jimmy: the last one needs no explanation, this gif, but you showed it, and i would like to show it here. check this out. >> yeah, this -- >>...
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the second republican has now walked, cantor, and now boehner. they're getting ready to use this. >> yes, they definitely are. i'm fascinated by this boehner/cantor relationship, though. >> yeah. >> this is going to really be something to watch going forward, because you know, boehner was looking for the deal and cantor kept saying no, kept saying no, kept saying no. looks like no has prevailed in the republican caucus, and what does that mean for boehner's power? what does that mean for cantor's power? what does that mean for the future? very interesting. >> i'm fascinated to watch what the president does tonight, because you know, they provided two plans out there. they had plan "b" and the biden plan and that's what eric cantor supports and jon kyl supports, so that's plan "b." how quickly does the president back off? does he say, no, let's roll that one out, too, i really want this big deal, let's go? or does he basically back down and show he was being a tough negotiator for four days? >> some of the corporate guys will say, well, you know,
the second republican has now walked, cantor, and now boehner. they're getting ready to use this. >> yes, they definitely are. i'm fascinated by this boehner/cantor relationship, though. >> yeah. >> this is going to really be something to watch going forward, because you know, boehner was looking for the deal and cantor kept saying no, kept saying no, kept saying no. looks like no has prevailed in the republican caucus, and what does that mean for boehner's power? what does...
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boehner was re-elected thursday with 212 votes. though he had overwhelming support, ten lawmakers voted for someone other than. and some sustained altogether. and reminded voters to stay focused on public service and not personal glory. >> if you've come here to see your name in the lights or pass off political victory for some accomplishment. you've come to the wrong place. the door's right behind you. >> boehner says he plans to focus on the federal deficit during this term. >>> one of the first items of business for speaker boehner an aid package for hurricane sandy victims. later the house will vote on a $9.7 billion bill to replenish the national flood program to provide relief for homeowners flooded out by the storm. fema says it will run out of money next week if congress doesn't give it additional buying authority. boehner faced bipartisan criticism this week for failing to bring the measure to the floor. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is reportedly recovering well after being released from a hospital this week. whi
boehner was re-elected thursday with 212 votes. though he had overwhelming support, ten lawmakers voted for someone other than. and some sustained altogether. and reminded voters to stay focused on public service and not personal glory. >> if you've come here to see your name in the lights or pass off political victory for some accomplishment. you've come to the wrong place. the door's right behind you. >> boehner says he plans to focus on the federal deficit during this term....
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john boehner on spending cuts and tax hikes. they failed to make a grand bargain and their short-term deals expire in december. buying hogueies to serve at today's talks, president obama would vow no down to the wire talks this fall. right now he wants tax cuts for small businesses that hire more workers, saying the recovery can't wait. >> one of the ways we can sustain momentum is for congress to take some actions right now even though it's election season, even though there is gridlock and partisanship. >> reporter: a clear election move by the president countered by house speaker boehner, who liked the hogies but not the call for another program that would increase the deficit. >> where is the president's plan to tackle our looming debt crisis? >> reporter: in florida, mitt romney agreed small business needs help but -- >> you don't raise taxes on them like the president's proposing. in fact, you lower the marginal rate. >> reporter: joe biden fired back. the democrats' plan is to hike taxes on millionaires like romney, who b
john boehner on spending cuts and tax hikes. they failed to make a grand bargain and their short-term deals expire in december. buying hogueies to serve at today's talks, president obama would vow no down to the wire talks this fall. right now he wants tax cuts for small businesses that hire more workers, saying the recovery can't wait. >> one of the ways we can sustain momentum is for congress to take some actions right now even though it's election season, even though there is gridlock...
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boehner is signaling he wants to make that an issue. chris: he's nor it. >> yeah. and obama has this deadline coming up. there's a report expected to be released in the next couple of weeks from the state department looking into whether there was conflict of interest. that issue will come up. and republicans are really going to try to squeeze obama on this. chris: make sure -- >> environmental arguments. >> the absentee ballots there in florida. romney organizers say they have got a very strong get out the ballot vote. and they expect to have maybe half of their vote in before anybody goes to the polls. chris: why would you leave florida in january? that's what everybody in the world wants to be there. yes. >> romney aides are steaming with frustration about the change in rules that the republican national committee made this year away from winner take all primaries toward proportional primaries. it means they know there's a good chance that mitt romney might be the inevitable nominee and have to slog through a bitter contest all the way to spring or later. chris:
boehner is signaling he wants to make that an issue. chris: he's nor it. >> yeah. and obama has this deadline coming up. there's a report expected to be released in the next couple of weeks from the state department looking into whether there was conflict of interest. that issue will come up. and republicans are really going to try to squeeze obama on this. chris: make sure -- >> environmental arguments. >> the absentee ballots there in florida. romney organizers say they have...
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speaker boehner. theoehner plan according to congressional budget ofce would add 3 mlion americans to the insurance rolls leaving 50 million without coverage through 2019. cbo said the pposal would reduce costs and the group insurancearket which is 80% of private sector premiums by less than 3%. if it's all they do, it's not a serious effort. youan't just do that. the truth is repubcans do not have serious alternave to covering moreamericans, do they? >> i dagree with that obviously,david. first of all, we believe you can do better in health care. we want to try and address the siation so more folksan have coverage. >> that's not wt the boehner plan does. >> if you recall last session, we republicans were given one shot. we didn't he any open debate for both sides at all on the health care bill the way it was jammed through. th boehner plan is just a strting point. what we said when we went and voted to repeal obama care la week in congress and what we said is we want our commites to begin a process o
speaker boehner. theoehner plan according to congressional budget ofce would add 3 mlion americans to the insurance rolls leaving 50 million without coverage through 2019. cbo said the pposal would reduce costs and the group insurancearket which is 80% of private sector premiums by less than 3%. if it's all they do, it's not a serious effort. youan't just do that. the truth is repubcans do not have serious alternave to covering moreamericans, do they? >> i dagree with that...
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. >> what was the president's reaction to boehner's move? >> well, you know, the president wants to do the right thing for the country and he recognizes to do the right thing, you have to try and do the biggest, most substantial deal possible, the deal that's going to be best for the economy. and you know, his view is we're going to keep at it. he's going to bring people together and we're going to try to push people to find areas for compromise. that's what presidents have to do that's what the leaders of the house and senate have to do. >> so, you think a grand bargain, the big deal the president is pursuing, $4 trillion in cuts over ten years, is it still possible or is it dead? >> we're going to try to get the biggest deal possible, the deal that's best for the economy, not justice in the short term, things that will help make sure americans get some tax relief they need right now, like extending the payroll tax cut, which is about $1,000 for the average family, but also things that will help make sure we have room to invest in our futur
. >> what was the president's reaction to boehner's move? >> well, you know, the president wants to do the right thing for the country and he recognizes to do the right thing, you have to try and do the biggest, most substantial deal possible, the deal that's going to be best for the economy. and you know, his view is we're going to keep at it. he's going to bring people together and we're going to try to push people to find areas for compromise. that's what presidents have to do...
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that's what's driven boehner out. the fact of the matter is while boehner's decision to do what he did pauses the battle in washington perhaps for three or four months, i think it only perhaps electrifies the presidential race that along with that you've got new numbers. >> and that too. >> and that too. >> we talk about the impact of the pope. by the way, scott walker dropped off. how about that. as we say, oh, my gosh. >> a reminder you can see "meet the press" every sunday right here on nbc 4 right after "news4 today." thanks, chuck. >> thanks. >> police in florida have arrested the woman who was seen riding a sea turtle on a beach. take a look for yourself. here's the photo that went viral. thanks to the public tip, this is so distasteful. melbourne police were able to catch up to stephanie moore, saying she had an active warrant for the incident. she was taken to the county jail, held on $2,000 in jail. >> spend some time in florida and they're very protective of the sea turtles. >> i've been to the sea turtle an
that's what's driven boehner out. the fact of the matter is while boehner's decision to do what he did pauses the battle in washington perhaps for three or four months, i think it only perhaps electrifies the presidential race that along with that you've got new numbers. >> and that too. >> and that too. >> we talk about the impact of the pope. by the way, scott walker dropped off. how about that. as we say, oh, my gosh. >> a reminder you can see "meet the...
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house speaker john boehner says the president's plan is "pathetic." tomorrow's state of the union is at 9:00 in the evening. you can watch it here on nbc 4, your place for politics. >>> all roads near the capitol will be closed during the soviet union address. parts of constitution avenue, independence avenue, and pennsylvania avenue, along other, will close at 7:00 tomorrow night. police expect the roads to be open shortly after the address, though. >>> this morning, police are looking for a happen who may have been shot by an officer. prince george's county police are looking for 30-year-old joseph kworm. he tried to punch an officer while officers responded to a domestic violence call off keating street in temple hills. they say they used pepper spray and a taser, but he reached for an officer's gun. that's when police say they shot at him, and he ran away. they're not sure if he was actually hit. if you have seen him, call prince george's county police. >>> this morning, there could be a legal fight over plans to redevelop the alexandria waterfron
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house speaker john boehner had demanded a one-year renewal of the tax cut. he insists that's still the best policy. >> when you look at this, it's just another short term extension. this creates uncertain si for job creators. i used to run a small business. i know how this works. kicking the can down the road for a couple of months does cause problems. >> law makers are vowing to extend the tax cut next year. if it had not gone through, as many as 160 million americans would have faced a tax raise of $20 a week. >>> a blown transformer at the intersection of "g" and 11th street. police originally thought it was a bank robbery at the suntrust bank when the explosion blew out two windows at the bank. pepco is on the scene working to fix the problem and reopen the area. >>> montgomery county firefighters were called to a house fire in the kemp mill section of silver spring friday night. the fire started around 1:30 this morning in the basement. there were no reported injuries, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> greenbelt police are asking for
house speaker john boehner had demanded a one-year renewal of the tax cut. he insists that's still the best policy. >> when you look at this, it's just another short term extension. this creates uncertain si for job creators. i used to run a small business. i know how this works. kicking the can down the road for a couple of months does cause problems. >> law makers are vowing to extend the tax cut next year. if it had not gone through, as many as 160 million americans would have...
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mitt romney and his congressional allies, by the way he's aspearing with speaker boehner today in ohio which is fitting because ultimately he's going to pick a vice president to run with. ultimately his running mate is the congressional republican agenda. he's adopted it hook, line and sinker. you want to go back to the policies where we exploded our debt, middle class falls farther behind, the only answer is tax cuts for the wealthy, short change things like education. we need to focus -- this is going to be a close election. that's that going to change between now and november. what we need to focus on, the politics of it aren't going to change. going to be a very close election. let's feekous on the choice and the content -- >> but knit romney says focus on the record. you talk about how bad the problems were. this president knew that and that's why we chose to pass a nearly trillion dollar stimulus. that's why you passed financial reform. that's why you passed a health care law which was about our economic security. so you did some very big things that have not really sparked recov
mitt romney and his congressional allies, by the way he's aspearing with speaker boehner today in ohio which is fitting because ultimately he's going to pick a vice president to run with. ultimately his running mate is the congressional republican agenda. he's adopted it hook, line and sinker. you want to go back to the policies where we exploded our debt, middle class falls farther behind, the only answer is tax cuts for the wealthy, short change things like education. we need to focus -- this...
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boehner who torpedoed the talks. he said friday evening that he and the president had come close to agreeing on $800 billion of revenue increases, but could not stomach another herks 400 billion the white house wanted to raise through ending tax loopholes and deductions. so, on the eve of economic calamity, the republicans killed an overly generous deal largely over a paltry $400 billion in deconstructions. mr. obama was willing to take considerable heat from his liberal critics over the deal and the republicans were not willing to do a thing to anger their tea party base." what do you say to that? >> well, i'd say a couple of things. number one is nobody in america has actually seen a plan from this administration put on paper for us to visualize and to actually look at what they were willing to give up. so, we don't know what that is. there's no question, there's waste in the tax credits that are in the code. there's no question, there's favors for individuals in the code that ought to be eliminated, and we can do
boehner who torpedoed the talks. he said friday evening that he and the president had come close to agreeing on $800 billion of revenue increases, but could not stomach another herks 400 billion the white house wanted to raise through ending tax loopholes and deductions. so, on the eve of economic calamity, the republicans killed an overly generous deal largely over a paltry $400 billion in deconstructions. mr. obama was willing to take considerable heat from his liberal critics over the deal...
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would he stand-up to his own party, especially house republicans who undercut ohioan john boehner's attempts. how do you respond to that? >> look at his record. the guy created jobs. he's a job creator. we need that. jobs are the greatest moral issue when people are working, families are stronger. number two, he was governor of massachusetts. they went from deficits to surpluses from job loss to job creation. then you look at the olympics where he was a pure leader. look at his history. it tells you who he is. he's pragmatic, no question about it. he's also tough, firm and understands job creation. in terms of people not getting him, the first debate, i have never seen a debate have this much impact. the first debate gave people the chance to see, romney is smart, he knows this and that but he doesn't get me. in the first debate, i believe he was able to connect with people. they said you know, maybe he does get me. that was an important part of why there's momentum in the state of ohio right now. i believe right now we are currently ahead. internal show is currently ahead. honestly think ro
would he stand-up to his own party, especially house republicans who undercut ohioan john boehner's attempts. how do you respond to that? >> look at his record. the guy created jobs. he's a job creator. we need that. jobs are the greatest moral issue when people are working, families are stronger. number two, he was governor of massachusetts. they went from deficits to surpluses from job loss to job creation. then you look at the olympics where he was a pure leader. look at his history....
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more recently became the falls of kantor, boehner, and the prevention of kevin mccarthy getting a promotion, all at the hands of a resurgent populist conservative movement. now many in the party are trying to stop donald trump. but how? >> you have the establishment. they don't know what they're doing. they don't have a clue. >> reporter: the stop trump movement is limping forward. although republican opponents have the will to defeat the frontrunner, it's not clear they have a game plan. there have been meetings. a confab in washington two blocks from the white house, calling for a unity ticket. another meeting of big donors in florida. and new ads from outside group. with hillary clinton. >> reporter: the "stop trump" group spent $13 million and trump increased his lead. many voters are not comfortable with trump. 29% of primary voters in florida said they would seriously consider a third party candidate. so did 35% in battleground florida and 40% in battleground ohio. what's the alternative? >> for me to win 1237 delegates, i've got to win 78% of the remaining delegates. that sounds like
more recently became the falls of kantor, boehner, and the prevention of kevin mccarthy getting a promotion, all at the hands of a resurgent populist conservative movement. now many in the party are trying to stop donald trump. but how? >> you have the establishment. they don't know what they're doing. they don't have a clue. >> reporter: the stop trump movement is limping forward. although republican opponents have the will to defeat the frontrunner, it's not clear they have a game...
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boehner signaling he's back to a hard line in the budget fights ahead. so are senate republicans. >> so we're going to focus on spending and the tidal waves coming at us you are medicare and the social security. >> reporter: wave number one is the fight over defense cuts and social service spending, postponed two months by yesterday's fiscal cliff deal. >> the motion is president doed. >> reporter: wave number two is worse, another debt ceiling fight like the one last year that damaged the u.s. credit rating. president obama vows no repeat. >> i will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they have already racked up. >> reporter: but house rupp pushed back. >> if the president thinks he's not going to negotiate, he better thing again. he's president of the united states, not emperor of the planet. >> reporter: this could get scarier. >> it may take a default, another downgrade, the serious economic consequences that flow from it to jolt us back to some kind of reality, and that's a frightening prospe
boehner signaling he's back to a hard line in the budget fights ahead. so are senate republicans. >> so we're going to focus on spending and the tidal waves coming at us you are medicare and the social security. >> reporter: wave number one is the fight over defense cuts and social service spending, postponed two months by yesterday's fiscal cliff deal. >> the motion is president doed. >> reporter: wave number two is worse, another debt ceiling fight like the one last...
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i feel sorry for speaker boehner. i've seen sop of your colleagues who are a little unreasonable and i dare say some democrats who are unraeasonable. what does it take to make them come together if they can't come together at this moment as close as they are. >> durable goods is up, the housing market is beginning to come back. the market is poised. but the stock market is going to react. i can't previous district, don't have the knowledge, no one does, as to what exactly is going to happen but chuck is right. the white house should get over its upset with boehner and help bail him out. one question about john boehner and eric cantor and the rest of them, if leaders can't count, what can they do. how they went ahead with plan b knowing they didn't have the votes, i mean, that is sort of 101 in politics. >> make them reject one more time. make boehner and the republicans reject one more time. >> there's no real partner here. here's the broader question and it includes the gun debate. what are the president's priorities
i feel sorry for speaker boehner. i've seen sop of your colleagues who are a little unreasonable and i dare say some democrats who are unraeasonable. what does it take to make them come together if they can't come together at this moment as close as they are. >> durable goods is up, the housing market is beginning to come back. the market is poised. but the stock market is going to react. i can't previous district, don't have the knowledge, no one does, as to what exactly is going to...
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the house will vote to see some john boehner will remain its speaker. tracie potts is live in washington. tracie, will this new congress be able to get up to speed quickly? >> reporter: well, they don't really have a choice, mara, because they have so much on their plate as you mentioned including the debt ceiling and the deficit. 113th congress takes its oath this afternoon with 56 new democrats, 38 new republicans and a record number of women. the youngest, hawaii yaes kelsey gabbert, a 31-year-old iraq war vet and the first hindu ever elected. john boehner is expected to be relegislated speaker today but 17 conservatives could derail that. he's already announced the first order of business a vote friday to provide billions to victims of superstorm sandy. >> the bottom line is between friday morning and january 15th, those two votes will bring in $60 billion that's absolutely necessary for new york, new jersey and connecticut. >> reporter: also tops on their agenda, raising the debt ceiling so america can borrow more to pay its bills. republicans will
the house will vote to see some john boehner will remain its speaker. tracie potts is live in washington. tracie, will this new congress be able to get up to speed quickly? >> reporter: well, they don't really have a choice, mara, because they have so much on their plate as you mentioned including the debt ceiling and the deficit. 113th congress takes its oath this afternoon with 56 new democrats, 38 new republicans and a record number of women. the youngest, hawaii yaes kelsey gabbert, a...
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that's his hammer. >> hard ball. >> speaker boehner knows rick perry. they met in the early 19 90's. they played poker together. they're erp sys on the house republicans on regulations and federal regulations. that's not a coincidence. >> is that the ticket? >> no. no. no. no. >> when we come back. barack o lost the power of the bully pulpit? almost two billion tons of freight move around this country every year... and control centers like this keep track of it all. it takes advanced telemetry and satellite tracking acoustic detectors and friction modifiers. high tech innovations that help rail move our economy. freight rail companies invest billions of their own dollars - not taxpayers' money - to make rail safe, reliable, efficient and affordable. it takes tons of technology to haul tons of freight. >> welcome back. the president's been on the trail trying to build a tide of public pressure. is it time for him to get americans to listen to him again? >> sure, absolutely. don't forget he wasn't actually winning the race in 2008 until about mid septembe
that's his hammer. >> hard ball. >> speaker boehner knows rick perry. they met in the early 19 90's. they played poker together. they're erp sys on the house republicans on regulations and federal regulations. that's not a coincidence. >> is that the ticket? >> no. no. no. no. >> when we come back. barack o lost the power of the bully pulpit? almost two billion tons of freight move around this country every year... and control centers like this keep track of it...
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one thing that might help with john boehner, chri is they're both smokers. and whknows, he will need everything he can get with the republican leadership at the moment, put fashions behind it. i'm just sayg. chris: smokers like the old days. >> the biggest sign what mark rubio enjoys is he was chosen for the post election weekly address by the republican party. they see this ban-american, republican, smart guy from florida as a real ticketmaker in 2012. chris: and it's the one ethnic group that is pro-republican. has been. >> think what a game-changer that would be. chris: very naonalistic, yes. >> the reason why the iranians are sending bags of cash to hamid karzai is that they don't want to see the taliban come back in control. and in that regard, they'r sending strong signals to us, detailed proposals for cooperation with us in stabilizing the western border of afghanistan. chris: tell me about rubio, why do you think he is earned his success in the big state -- well, maybe i'm answering the question. >> florida, florida, florida. chris: democrats can't w
one thing that might help with john boehner, chri is they're both smokers. and whknows, he will need everything he can get with the republican leadership at the moment, put fashions behind it. i'm just sayg. chris: smokers like the old days. >> the biggest sign what mark rubio enjoys is he was chosen for the post election weekly address by the republican party. they see this ban-american, republican, smart guy from florida as a real ticketmaker in 2012. chris: and it's the one ethnic...
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he tried to reach a deal with john boehner and that deal fell through. he was willing to put a lot on the table. >> how many votes did that plan get? >> well, that is a side issue. >> it got zero votes. not a democrat in the senate voted for it. not a one. >> yes, because the vote was put up there as a political matter. the fact it was a serious plan and serious budgets get voted on -- >> that's not a serious plan. >> let me come back to the effect of paul ryan. we know and we learned this week that the republican convention, which is coming up, is going to have a high profile keynote speaker, that of course is new jersey governor chris kristie. another prominent speaker will be florida senator marco rubio. i this week sat down with another keynote speaker from four years ago. former new york city mayor rudy giuliani and i asked him about what we're discussing. the ryan effect on the race. this is part of what our discussion. >> first of all, here's the good news for mitt romney, no major problem. when you think about it, that's already put the vice pres
he tried to reach a deal with john boehner and that deal fell through. he was willing to put a lot on the table. >> how many votes did that plan get? >> well, that is a side issue. >> it got zero votes. not a democrat in the senate voted for it. not a one. >> yes, because the vote was put up there as a political matter. the fact it was a serious plan and serious budgets get voted on -- >> that's not a serious plan. >> let me come back to the effect of paul...
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i think what happened is they heard house speaker john boehner go out and give a speech saying that revenues could not be part of any kind of deficit deal and the president and the white house believe they have to stake out their own position saying, here's where we are and they're making the fairness argument. they would not say it's class warfare. they would say, by the way, as your polls show, most of the american public actually agrees that these tax cuts ought to expire. >> certainly has gone from rod my king, can't we all get together to harry truman. i don't know about superman. something dramatic. that thinking, where did it come from, the go on campaign mode? >> he made this. this is a conscience decision that the white house made, president obama made during the summer. he was going to come out with his economic package. woe have enough things in there to say this is -- republicans have supported in the past but he knew before he even presented it, that this had no chance in congress and his plan was to hang it. he put forth the branch and hang the failure around the neck of the re
i think what happened is they heard house speaker john boehner go out and give a speech saying that revenues could not be part of any kind of deficit deal and the president and the white house believe they have to stake out their own position saying, here's where we are and they're making the fairness argument. they would not say it's class warfare. they would say, by the way, as your polls show, most of the american public actually agrees that these tax cuts ought to expire. >> certainly...
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house speaker john boehner says the president's plan is "pathetic." tomorrow's state of the union is at 9:00 p.m. and you can watch it here on nbc 4, your place for politics. >>> the tv star who collapsed at the sundance film festival and was rushed to the hospital overnight. >>> it's a fashiony start. -- it's a foggy start. >>> you new the -- the new rules once you buy a plane ticket. > good morning, time for weather & traffic on the 1s at 6:11 on thismond morning. mostly cloudy in storm center 4. patchy, dense fog, patchy, light freezing mist. watch out for that freezing up on untreated surfaces. temperatures below freezing throughout virginia, maryland, and eastern west virginia. 33 at reagan national. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties, near 30 degrees. pie mid morning, we'll be above freezing, maybe light rain by then. the fog should be gone. during the afternoon into the 40s. maybe mid to upper 40s mid-afternoon with passing showers and maybe even thunder and lightning. the rain should end by mid evening. 40s through the ev
house speaker john boehner says the president's plan is "pathetic." tomorrow's state of the union is at 9:00 p.m. and you can watch it here on nbc 4, your place for politics. >>> the tv star who collapsed at the sundance film festival and was rushed to the hospital overnight. >>> it's a fashiony start. -- it's a foggy start. >>> you new the -- the new rules once you buy a plane ticket. > good morning, time for weather & traffic on the 1s at 6:11 on...
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romney appeared with senator rob portman and house speaker john boehner in cincinnati. >> one of the promises he made was he was going to create more jobs. today 23 million people are out of work, stopped looking for work or underemployed. let me tell you, if you have a coach that's zero and 23 million, you say it's time to get a new coach. >> reporter: his running mate, paul ryan, meanwhile carried the sports theme further in ohio, playing corn hole. at the season opening football game between miami university of ohio and ohio state. >> you're in ryan country now. it's his speech at the republican national convention, especially his criticism of the president over a shaut tered gm plant in janesville, wisconsin that continues to sizzle. >> it's locked up and empty to this day. that's how it is in so many towns where the recovery that was promised is nowhere in sight. >> reporter: democrats in the obama campaign fired back, noted the plant was slated foreclosure before mr. obama won the 2011 election. >> blaming the president for something that, a, happened under president burn and b
romney appeared with senator rob portman and house speaker john boehner in cincinnati. >> one of the promises he made was he was going to create more jobs. today 23 million people are out of work, stopped looking for work or underemployed. let me tell you, if you have a coach that's zero and 23 million, you say it's time to get a new coach. >> reporter: his running mate, paul ryan, meanwhile carried the sports theme further in ohio, playing corn hole. at the season opening football...
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day after a house committee recommended that holder be held in contempt of congress the speaker john boehner signaled his backing for the action and hinted that the white house's use of executive privilege might involve some sort of a coverup. white house spokesman jay carney fired back and said today the administration isn't covering up anything. >>> in a unanimous ruling today the supreme court threw out those fines and penalties against broadcasters who violated the fcc policy over bad words and things like nudity that just happen during live broadcasts. it's known in the legal trade as fleeting expletives. the justices said only that the broadcasters were not given adequate notice of the rules. they didn't say whether the rules themselves were constitutional. >>> gop presidential hopeful mitt romney gave a major speech on the sensitive topic of immigration today as he tries to gain some ground with hispanic voters. nbc's peter alexander was there. >> reporter: speaking before a convention of latino elected officials in florida -- >> we could find common ground here. and we've got to. >>
day after a house committee recommended that holder be held in contempt of congress the speaker john boehner signaled his backing for the action and hinted that the white house's use of executive privilege might involve some sort of a coverup. white house spokesman jay carney fired back and said today the administration isn't covering up anything. >>> in a unanimous ruling today the supreme court threw out those fines and penalties against broadcasters who violated the fcc policy over...